Hi FolksBeen busy over the past few weeks, working mainly on the o/s floor, o/s rear wheel arch and boot floor areas, excessive corrosion evident but begining to see progress,i will keep posting pics.cheers for now John

Hi again folks, been keepin myself busy lately, workin on the boot floor area and floor sections. Im sure everyone been at this point in resto but just when you think you gettin somewhere another hole raises its ugly head Im sure this car will weigh less when finished as i have never seen so many patches, its amazing what underseal and filler can hide, been describeing it as a rust sandwhich (thick cut bodge with a rust filling) think i've spent as much time sweepin up debris even the poor old bin men struggle to pick up waste sacks now, may just have to give them a christmas tipple he he.

n/s floor section

n/s boot floor section

n/s floor section removed

n/s new floor section

boot floor area repaired and primer applied

new floor in place very happy moment of resto

just requires welding inside now

early stage of my attempt in makeing a rear valence from a mini rear valence (crude but with a bit more work think i could crack it) new subframe x-member can also be seen on this pic.

Hi Folks been a while since i posted any pics for you so here goes,progress on rear valence (made from mini valence and traveller side extentions with strips let in to obtain depth) still not sure how good it will turn out but for approx £15 it gotta be worth a go

Floor in primer

Rusted front panel cut away then replacement let in

Front flitch panels replaced

Thanks for lookin more to follow. keep your pics and comments coming to it helps inspire when you think you fighting a lost cause he he.

Looking great and agree some nice tidy welding. I notice you replaced the floor in two sections. Sometimes I wished I had decided to do my van the same but the seat cross member was too rotten as well so went for the whole hog.

I'm trying to figure out why you have red leaded the floor before welding the seat cross member rather than weld the member first then red lead?

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I know where you're coming from "tired of all the welding" ! ( not to mention all the cutting and grinding ready for it) It does get tiring and it is nice to get some paint on to "tidy" it up and it gives you an uplift as well. ( a bit like the light at the end of the tunnel!)

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